New Anti-Hijacking Procedures at Akron-Canton Airport, 1973

Photograph of a scene at Akron-Canton Airport the first day that new federal security measures went into place to prevent the hijacking of airplanes. Precautions were being taken nationwide as the new federal regulations went into effect. The regulations specified that passengers must open brief cases, dump contents of bags, and empty their pockets of any metal devices. Then, they must pass between two metal detector poles. If the detecting device goes off, another security guard will "scan" them further with a manual detector to locate the metal.

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Photograph of a scene at Akron-Canton Airport the first day that new federal security measures went into place to prevent the hijacking of airplanes. Precautions were being taken nationwide as the new federal regulations went into effect. The regulations specified that passengers must open brief cases, dump contents of bags, and empty their pockets of any metal devices. Then, they must pass between two metal detector poles. If the detecting device goes off, another security guard will "scan" them further with a manual detector to locate the metal.

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